Antioxidant and Pigment Composition during Autumnal Leaf Senescence in Woody Deciduous Species Differing in their Ecological Traits

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 557-566

  Garcia Plazaola J I ^a   Hernandez A ^a   Becerril, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Anthocyanins; Ascorbate; Carotenoids; Nitrogen remobilization; Shade tolerance; Xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PIGMENT; SENESCENCE; SHADE TOLERANCE; WOODY PLANT;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULACEAE; CORNUS; CORNUS SANGUINEA; CORYLUS; CORYLUS AVELLANA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0344719447     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44791     Document Type: Article

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